Tribes: Ascend Picks Up Over 800,000 Users In Half A Month

Hi-Rez Studios have announced that their free-to-play shooter, Tribes: Ascend, has secured over has over 800,000 user accounts.

Hi-Rez COO, Todd Harris, told Gamasutrathat Tribes: Ascend has garnered over 800,000 registered accounts since it released just a couple of weeks ago on April 12th.

Furthermore, a new update for the game - Patch 1.0942.1 - has been revealed, with the update modifying the collision size of Raider’s Plasma Gun projectile, and beefing up the damage on Brute’s Heavy Spinfusor.

-Increased damage on Brute’s Heavy Spinfusor by roughly 7%.
-Modified the Pathfinder’s Light Assault Rifle so that it has an increased projectile speed and fall-off begins at a greater distance (buffed). Projectile speed now matches that of the Soldier’s Assault Rifle.
-Modified the collision size of Raider’s Plasma Gun projectile. The weapon’s damage and rate of fire remain the same.

Bug Fixes:

-Fixed an issue that impacted the ability of the Shrike to fly vertically.
-Fixed an issue in which the First Win of the Day bonus was not being awarded in some scenarios.
-Fixed an issue that would prevent a player from deploying deployables.
-Recently earned badges are now shown correctly on the profile page.
-Several bug fixes and cleanups on the menu UI.